ZooKeys (Feb 2011)

Taxonomy and biology of two seed-parasitic gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), with description of one new species

  • Bingbing Hu,
  • Shuxia Wang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Houhun Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.83.783
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 83, no. 0
pp. 43 – 56

Abstract

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A new species and a new record species of the gracillariid moths from China are reported: Conopomorpha flueggella Li, sp. n. and Epicephala relictella Kuznetzov, 1979. The specimens were collected on flowers or fruits as well as leaves of Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) at night, and reared from fruits in captivity. Larvae of both species feed on the seeds of F. suffruticosa. Morphology of the eggs, larvae, pupae, and the life history are described. Images of the life history and figures of the genital structures are provided.

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